Dawdon is a former pit community to the south of Seaham, County Durham, England. An area of the beach near Dawdon was used in the opening scenes of the science fiction film Alien 3. The township of Dawdon was in the parish of Dalton-le-Dale and consisted of an area of 1,088 acres between the Durham coast and the townships of Seaham, Dalton-le-…Dawdon is a former pit community to the south of Seaham, County Durham, England. An area of the beach near Dawdon was used in the opening scenes of the science fiction film Alien 3. The township of Dawdon was in the parish of Dalton-le-Dale and consisted of an area of 1,088 acres between the Durham coast and the townships of Seaham, Dalton-le-Dale and Cold Hesledon. Seaham Harbour was built in the township. The port and town grew during the 19th century. In 1866 Dawdon became a separate civil parish and became part of Seaham Harbour urban district, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Seaham. and became part of the new Seaham urban district.
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